Workplace reviews and discussion: 歐比斯有限公司

Since this is supposed to be a balanced report, let's treat everything as a con.

I am the vice president of Obis.

Originally, I believed that the internet was a place for free speech, so although I saw the comments above more than a year ago, I had no intention of responding.

But today I realized that not responding seemed to make the news report unbalanced.

So I thought I should come and clarify things.

I'll respond to the content above, since that's easier.

Let me explain the so-called advantages.

1. No pressure (the boss and his wife barely pay attention to your performance)

In fact, there are many training courses from time to time. Perhaps the original poster did not attend them, or left shortly after joining. Feel free to call and ask us anything. We value professionalism. If you are not yet very professional, we are willing to let people who genuinely want to learn join us and learn. It is true that we did not put too much pressure on people in the past, but if you do not improve your professional skills because no one pressures you, you are insulting yourself and wasting your life.

2. A lot of freedom in the company (the boss's wife likes the American style, so it is fine to walk around the office in slippers)

In fact, this line of work is highly stressful, so we hope to make things more relaxed for everyone. We like the American style, which is why we adopted it. However, judging from the text below, the word “adopted” seems to be more sarcastic. If you are mocking us for trying to imitate Google and ending up like a poor copy, I can only say that I like choosing things we can actually do. If even that deserves mockery, all I can do is chuckle. Of course, perhaps I am reading too much into it—sorry.

3. Harmonious relationships among colleagues (this is truly the only company I have seen where colleagues get along this well)

In fact, it is true that colleagues get along harmoniously. But if this is the only one, perhaps you should try working at a few more companies. Every company I have worked for had many good colleagues. I also hope colleagues at the company have close relationships, which is why we only supervise and support projects and try not to put on too much pressure.

4. Suitable for taking it easy and coasting (as long as you do not make a serious mistake, you will almost never be fired)

In fact, because we place great value on personal relationships, we do not often fire people. That is not the same as allowing employees to be lazy or unmotivated and treating leniency as an excuse for anything. There is a story about a death-row inmate who had been spoiled since childhood. Before his execution, he said he wanted to suck his mother's breast, then bit off her nipple. He blamed his mother for failing to discipline him strictly enough, causing him not to know right from wrong and ultimately committing a crime that led to his death sentence. If our failure to push you strictly has caused you to become lazy about learning, improve your abilities slowly, and lose your ambition, then I admit I was wrong—you can bite my chest instead. To avoid being bitten, the company is pushing people harder now. Perhaps it will no longer be suitable for coasting in the future. Sorry, we are no longer taking in retirees.

5. A good place for part-time work or side businesses (almost everyone in the company has a side business, mainly because you would starve on the company's pay alone)

In fact, salaries are determined by one's contribution to the company. The only people who would starve are those who have abilities but do not demonstrate them, or those without abilities who avoid responsibilities. Otherwise, some people earn more and some earn less. Those who complain that they might starve… As for allowing side businesses, why not allow them as long as they do not affect work, physical stamina, or the company's interests? If someone's side job affects their stamina, their work performance can only consist of doing what they are supposed to do, so naturally they will receive only the pay appropriate for that. That is fair to both sides. We have also had colleagues who were genuinely short of money and occasionally overslept the next day because they lacked the energy to come to work. I understood their hardship and allowed it, taking responsibility myself. But we have never encouraged moonlighting, because then neither side will be done well. We also discuss this with them. As for everyone having a side job—the literal “100%” claim makes it sound like you are deliberately trying to stir up trouble. Many current employees might object to that.

Now that I have finished discussing the advantages, let's talk about the disadvantages.

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1. The boss likes to watch you work overtime to assess your commitment to the company. You do not actually have to do anything during overtime; you only need to sit in the company and leave later than everyone else.

In fact, we find out what people working overtime are doing and check on them. When someone works overtime, our supervisors always stay and work overtime with them. If someone has something to do and must leave first, they must apologize. If overtime produces additional results, we provide a separate bonus when the project is completed. If someone works overtime too often, we adjust their salary depending on the circumstances. If someone merely sits in the office and leaves later without making a clear contribution or noticeably improving their abilities, we will still consider the time they spent there and raise their salary or give them a small bonus. To earn a larger bonus, doing your assigned work well is not enough. Please improve your efficiency, complete more or more difficult work, effectively help your colleagues, work hard to improve your professional skills, and actually apply them. All of these can lead to a raise or an additional bonus. Alternatively, you can work overtime to trade time for earlier project completion. If you have the ability, demonstrate it; if your ability is insufficient, demonstrate your attitude. If you only work overtime without achieving any improvement in performance, you will still receive verbal recognition.

2. Labor and health insurance are always reported at the minimum amount.

In fact, are you referring only to your own situation? Otherwise, do you know everyone's salary at the company? The company underwent a comprehensive labor inspection last year and had no problems at all. Some people's salaries have structural issues, such as sales staff. For some people, after a raise, the reported amount may not be adjusted immediately, but it is in fact adjusted later. Even if we did not adjust it, did you not know that the labor and health insurance authorities introduced an automatic mandatory adjustment mechanism several years ago?

3. Salaries are always paid late (not because there is no money, but because the boss is too lazy to calculate them).

In fact, here is another inexplicable use of “always.” Our company pays salaries on the eighth of every month. Over the past ten years, salaries have been paid one working day late approximately three times, because we were out visiting clients or dealing with other matters during the day, causing payroll processing to run past midnight and making transfers impossible. We currently use the bank's EDI payroll transfer system, and salaries have been transferred on the same day for the past two years. Did you join and leave after only one month and happen to encounter a one-day delay? Use common sense: a company that always paid salaries late would have gone bankrupt long ago, wouldn't it?

4. The company's direction is a mess (there are always meetings full of empty talk, but nothing can be implemented).

In fact, this problem occurs in most companies, but everything we plan is implemented sooner or later. Planning takes place before implementation. If something cannot be implemented at the time, possible reasons include insufficient manpower, insufficient ability, passive resistance, or an immature external environment. Are you sure you paid attention during the meetings? Or did you sincerely help with the discussions and planning? Or did you simply think that less trouble was better? Or were you unable to see a goal at a certain distance because of your limited perspective? In any case, when the company plans a goal and direction, it means the company will bear the consequences regardless of success or failure. As one of the company's members and one of the people responsible for implementation, you mock a goal because it could not be implemented—are you really detached from it all, with no responsibility of your own? I am speechless…

5. The industry's thinking is extremely backward (while others are developing atomic bombs, we are still discussing concepts for practicing swordsmanship).

In fact, can you develop an atomic bomb simply because you want to? Our company is neither a conglomerate nor backed by a major investor. The company has only just reached the growth and transformation stage, and our people do not yet have the ability to develop a super-system or service like an atomic bomb. You mock the company's strategy as merely practicing swordsmanship. I will humbly reflect on that, and after you leave, I will find a way to teach everyone to use guns first. In fact, the company is indeed working hard to upgrade from primitive weapons to more advanced ones. I trust that after two years, your atomic bomb has already conquered the world. Congratulations.

Actually, there are far more disadvantages than those listed above, but these are the points I personally care about most, so I have listed only these for now.

In fact, every company necessarily has some advantages and disadvantages. We are willing to train newcomers, and we also hope skilled people will join us. We provide classes for new employees and are working toward developing our own platform. The purpose is to increase profits while improving compensation and benefits. The content above can be verified by people who actually join us. We do not dare claim that we are doing exceptionally well, but we have always been making an effort.

The comments above were probably really written by a company employee, but everything has matters of perspective. For example, many people sigh after leaving a company that the previous work environment was too comfortable and offered no room for growth, that they learned new technologies but could not put them to use, and that “if you offer only bananas, you can hire only monkeys,” attributing everything to exploitative old-style bosses, and so on.

In fact, after learning a new technology, did you let upper management know? If not, was it because you lacked confidence, or because you did not want to apply what you learned?

After upper management knew, did they refuse to let you try because there was no suitable project, or because the technology had little value?

Do you have to change jobs to leave your comfort zone? Do you need a higher salary before you have the motivation to leave it? Gold shines wherever it is—stop biting your mother's nipple!

When a monkey learns a new skill, it will get more bananas too. Hoarding your knowledge will not suddenly turn the company into a chimpanzee's cafeteria. At this company, you must demonstrate your ability first before receiving corresponding compensation.

The “talent” mentioned above who only discovered after entering society that there are exploitative old-style bosses is why we schedule many interviewees at once when recruiting. To find talent in the shortest time, we schedule interviews closely together. When the schedule is full, we can only first ask whether someone is available on a particular day. The 104 system is used only a few times a year, and when there is an interview-booking field, we fill it in. Even if the wording was a little brief, it should not have made anyone feel that we were overbearing or offensive. If it really did, I apologize to you here. I am sorry that I made you so angry that you spent time leaving a comment here.

Good talent is precious, and we value it greatly. Even long after employees leave, they still come back to visit. Employees and clients alike continue to introduce projects to us. However, some people have been fired or resigned because of problems with their professional abilities or work attitudes. People who respond positively to the company will naturally also have negative emotions. Everyone can think about what I have said for themselves—we are all adults. Come to Obis and you will find out what kind of person I am, whether the company has a future, and what the environment is like. Please come and talk to us in person. There is a 50% chance that I will conduct the interview.